Aug 12, 2025

KeyBank

To celebrate 200 years of KeyBank's service to communities across the nation, the KeyBank Foundation is awarding a $200,000 philanthropic grant to Business Impact Northwest. This is part of Key's special bicentennial grant program designed to strengthen Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) and foundations that play a critical role in advancing affordable housing and small business development. It was awarded during KeyBank's Bicentennial Celebration in Seattle on Aug. 6, where KeyCorp Chairman and CEO Chris Gorman and KeyBank teammates attended. Business Impact Northwest is a nonprofit CDFI dedicated to serving underbanked entrepreneurs by providing coaching, classes, and access to capital for small businesses. This grant funding from the KeyBank Foundation will support the Technical Assistance for Underserved Entrepreneurs Across the Pacific Northwest program.

“KeyBank is committed to helping our community thrive through investments that promote neighbors, education and workforce,” said Brian Marlow, Washington market president, KeyBank. “We are not only here to serve our clients, but to invest in neighborhoods where we live and work, providing opportunities and making a difference in people's lives.”

The KeyBank Foundation is donating $200,000 to community development efforts in each of KeyBank's 27 markets. KeyBank Foundation is a nonprofit charitable foundation that supports organizations and initiatives aimed at improving financial wellness, education, and community development.

Frazier Healthcare Partners

Frazier Healthcare Partners has promoted Andrew Wu to vice president, Daniel Ewnetu and Luke Ostrander to senior associate on the Investment Professional team, and Carol Eckert to senior vice president of investor relations. In addition, several new team members have joined Frazier's Investment Professional team. Mike Gawlik has joined the firm as a vice president, and will be based in Frazier's newly opened New York office. The firm also named four new associates, Gavin Calabretta and Jafar Sharipov in the New York office and John Froman and Nathan Marks in the Seattle office. Wu originally joined Frazier as an MBA Intern in July 2022 and joined full-time as a senior associate in July 2023. Ewnetu originally joined Frazier as an intern in 2018 and returned as an associate in 2023. Ostrander joined Frazier as an associate in July 2023 from TD Cowen in New York. Eckert joined Frazier in 2016 as head of investor relations, marketing, and PR and communications, following 15 years in accounting consulting. Gawlik joins Frazier after four years at New Mountain Capital in New York, where he focused on leveraged buyout investments. Founded in 1991, Frazier Healthcare Partners is a private equity firm focused exclusively on the healthcare industry. Frazier is headquartered in Seattle, with an office in New York City, and invests broadly across the U.S., Canada, and Europe.

Aug 08, 2025

Economic Alliance Snohomish County

Economic Alliance Snohomish County (EASC) and the Greater Everett Chamber of Commerce are holding a 2025 Summer Networking event on Aug. 27 at Funko Field to see the Everett AuqaSox face the Eugene Emeralds. “Connecting the Snohomish County business community is what we do best,” says Ray Stephanson, president & CEO of EASC. “Through a fun evening at the ballpark, we will celebrate our commitment to collaboration and to connect the people and ideas that move this county forward.” EASC partners with a different local chamber each year to co-host this summer gathering.

Presented by The Boeing Company and Umpqua Bank, the event kicks off with a private pre-game barbeque from 5-7 p.m., followed by First pitch is at 7:05 p.m. Tickets are $55 per person. Additional information is available at https://bit.ly/SummerNetworking25.

As the largest regional economic development organization in Snohomish County, Economic Alliance Snohomish County supports a globally competitive regional economy in which all businesses can thrive and participate equally through effective advocacy and resource access. The Greater Everett Chamber connects businesses of all sizes, providing access to resources, opportunities, and partnerships.

Expeditors International of Washington

Expeditors International of Washington appointed David A. Hackett as senior vice president and chief financial officer, effective Oct. 1. Expeditors' current senior vice president and chief financial officer, Bradley S. Powell, has notified the board of directors of his intention to retire, effective Sept. 30. Hackett joined Expeditors in May 2024 as vice president, finance. Prior to Expeditors, Hackett served in many roles across finance at Nke for nearly 16 years, with seven of these years as a vice president in the finance and strategy function as part of the Nike Corporate Leadership Team. During his time at Nike, he led external reporting, was controller of North America and vice president of global treasury and financial risk management. Prior to Nike, Hackett spent nearly nine years in the audit function of KPMG where he was a senior manager and led the audit teams for some of the firm's largest public clients in the Pacific Northwest. He also obtained his CPA certification in the state of Oregon in 1998. Expeditors is a global logistics company headquartered in Bellevue. The company employs trained professionals in 172 district offices and numerous branch locations located on six continents. Services include the consolidation or forwarding of air and ocean freight, customs brokerage, vendor consolidation, cargo insurance, time-definite transportation, order management, warehousing and distribution and customized logistics solutions.

Aug 07, 2025

Avail Partners

Upstack, a full-service technology brokerage, has acquired Avail Partners, a Seattle-based technology consulting firm that helps midmarket organizations strategically optimize their IT investments. As part of the acquisition, Avail's founders and managing partners, Dan Marsh and Scott Maurice, will join Upstack as partners. The Avail team will also join the company, expanding Upstack's presence and capabilities in the Pacific Northwest and across key verticals, including manufacturing, healthcare and professional services. Founded in 2012, Avail Partners works directly with CFOs and business leaders to design and implement business-aligned IT strategies, offering technology advisory services that streamline vendor research and sourcing, helping clients accelerate business growth and achieve better cloud economics. As part of Upstack, the team will focus on delivering high-impact results for clients while gaining additional resources to expand to new markets. Avail will leverage Upstack's extensive technology and vendor expertise, actionable data intelligence and purpose-built proprietary tech to expand client impact, streamline operations and grow market reach. Avail Partners was represented in the transaction by Rick Dellar of Renaissance Advisors. Upstack delivers advisory and execution services across the entire technology landscape — including data center colocation, cloud, connectivity, networking, cybersecurity and AI.

Paddock Spirits

Paddock Spirits, a ready-to-drink cocktail company founded by Washington State University alumni, launched a new drink, Ol' Crimson Legendary Cocktail. The cocktail, a blend of blackberry and pomegranate, is now available for order throughout Washington and Idaho through distributor Odom and Northwest Beverage. The Ol' Crimson Legendary Cocktail honors WSU's school spirit while supporting the Cougar Collective — an organization that helps raise funds for WSU's student-athletes through Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) initiatives. A portion of the proceeds from every case of Ol' Crimson sold will go directly to the Cougar Collective. Founded in Pullman, Paddock Spirits has won multiple gold medals and a best in class award at the World Spirits Competition in San Francisco. “We are incredibly proud of our roots at WSU and are excited to launch this specialty cocktail that brings together our passion for spirits and our love for our alma mater,” said Blake Preston, founder of Paddock Spirits. To celebrate the launch of the Ol' Crimson Legendary Cocktail, Paddock Spirits and The Cougar Collective will host an exclusive launch party at Marco Polo Bar & Grill in Seattle on Aug. 20 at 5 p.m.

Aug 06, 2025

Lattice Semiconductor

Lattice Semiconductor was named Most Innovative Company of the Year in the Hardware category at the 20th Annual 2025 Globee Awards for Technology. The award recognizes Lattice's continued leadership in delivering flexible solutions that set new standards for power efficiency, performance, and impact across global markets. The Globee Awards for Technology honor individuals, teams, products, and organizations that drive technological excellence and shape the future of innovation. Categories span emerging technologies, digital transformation, cybersecurity, AI, software, hardware, and more — recognizing those who deliver impactful results and set new benchmarks across the technology landscape. Lattice Semiconductor is based in Hillsboro, Oregon.

Arnold & Porter

Following its recent expansion into Seattle, Arnold & Porter is adding seven new partners in its Seattle office. As part of the expansion, the firm has introduced new capabilities in agribusiness. It has also further strengthened its real estate, labor & employment, and commercial litigation practices on the West Coast with the addition of partners Marisa Bocci, Mark Filipini, Ashley Gammell, Ryan Groshong, Kari Larson, Aaron Millstein, and Todd Nunn. Seattle office head and chair of Western U.S. strategic growth partner Pallavi Mehta Wahi said, “Following Arnold & Porter's recent successful launch in Seattle, we're excited to bring additional practice areas, leading lawyers, and community leaders with incredible client relationships to our firm. This office expansion is yet another commitment to deliver legal excellence and drive innovation for the market and our clients, and will not only support our work in Seattle, but will enhance the firm's capabilities in the U.S. and internationally.”

Bocci (Real Estate), advises institutional investors, asset managers, and nonprofits on commercial transactions across the agribusiness, hospitality, and healthcare sectors. Filipini (Labor & Employment), counsels private and public employers on a wide variety of workplace issues, including labor/management relations and fair employment practices. Gammell (Commercial Litigation), has extensive experience litigating complex commercial cases in state and federal court, arbitration, and before the International Trade Commission. Gammell represents corporate and public entities, including tech companies and many Seattle legacy brands. Groshong (Labor & Employment), defends employers in a variety of claims, including discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, retaliation, and wage and hour violations.

Larson (Real Estate), focuses on real estate, including the acquisition, disposition, leasing, financing, operation, and development of commercial and agribusiness holdings. Millstein (Commercial Litigation), focuses on complex civil litigation, with an emphasis on healthcare litigation, government enforcement actions, internal investigations, and white collar defense. Nunn (Labor & Employment), defends corporate and government clients in wage and hour class actions and FLSA collective actions in Washington, California, and across multiple jurisdictions.

Arnold & Porter has over 1,000 lawyers practicing in 16 offices worldwide.